Two problems for Zylstra's truthmaker semantics for essence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21334880 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lisa Vogt (0000-0001-7025-7571, Universitat de Barcelona, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 289-301 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Inquiry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-174X • E-ISSN: 1502-3923 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0020174x.2021.1899044 |
| OpenAlex | W3160930766 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 18 |
In his article ‘Making semantics for essence’ (Inquiry, 2019), Justin Zylstra proposed a truthmaker semantics for essence and used it to evaluate principles regarding the explanatory role of essence. The aim of this article is to show that Zylstra's semantics has implausible implications and thus cannot adequately capture essence
Epistemology · Programming language · Semantics (computer science) · Computer Science · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Philosophy and Theoretical Science
Real Definition
Guide to ground
Metaphysical Dependence
A Theory of Truthmaker Content I
The Pure Logic of Ground
Unified Foundations for Essence and Ground
A Theory of Truthmaker Content II
Modality and Explanatory Reasoning
Essence and Modality
Towards a theory of ground-theoretic content
Modality, Sparsity, and Essence
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2024 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |